Memory Quiz

What is the first stage of memory processing?

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Decoding

Which model is known as the 'Stage model of memory'?

• Miller Model

• Atkinson & Shifrin Model

• Craik & Tulving Model

• Baddeley Model

What does the phonological loop in working memory primarily deal with?

• Spatial tasks

• Visual tasks

• Emotional memories

• Auditory information

What is the term for the fading of memory over time?

• Retention

• Interference

• Decay

• Reconstruction

What is the process called when we confuse our memory of events with actual events?

• Source monitoring

• Encoding distortion

• False memory

• Reconstructive retrieval

What is the primary focus of metacognition?

• Memory retention

• Self-awareness of cognitive processes

• Emotional memory

• Sensory processing

Which type of interference occurs when new information disrupts the recall of old information?

• Acoustic interference

• Semantic interference

• Retroactive interference

• Proactive interference

What is the role of the central executive in working memory?

• To process visual information

• To store information

• To rehearse auditory information

• To coordinate attentional activities

Which type of memory is often distorted by misleading questions in eyewitness testimony?

• Procedural memory

• Working memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

What is the term for the process of attributing mental experiences to different sources?

• Reconstructive retrieval

• Memory encoding

• Schema processing

• Source monitoring